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PM hears calls for extension of jobs furlough

PM hears calls for extension of jobs furlough

PM hears calls for extension of jobs furlough

22 September 2020

Fresh Covid-19 restrictions are to be extended to all of Northern Ireland from this evening.


Number of schools ‘not fully open’ to children increases due to Covid-19 cases

Number of schools ‘not fully open’ to children increases due to Covid-19 cases

Number of schools ‘not fully open’ to children increases due to Covid-19 cases

22 September 2020

Around one in eight pupils were absent from class on Thursday, figures from the Government suggest.


Johnson sets out new coronavirus restrictions as country faces ‘perilous’ moment

Johnson sets out new coronavirus restrictions as country faces ‘perilous’ moment

Johnson sets out new coronavirus restrictions as country faces ‘perilous’ moment

22 September 2020

Boris Johnson insisted that the new measures did not amount to a second lockdown.


Key points from Boris Johnson’s coronavirus statement to MPs

Key points from Boris Johnson’s coronavirus statement to MPs

Key points from Boris Johnson’s coronavirus statement to MPs

22 September 2020

The main points from the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons.


Kate meets fellow parents in London park to discuss support during lockdown

Kate meets fellow parents in London park to discuss support during lockdown

Kate meets fellow parents in London park to discuss support during lockdown

22 September 2020

The Duchess of Cambridge heard how peer-to-peer support has been used to help families and how they coped during lockdown.


Driving tests down 98% amid coronavirus lockdown

Driving tests down 98% amid coronavirus lockdown

Driving tests down 98% amid coronavirus lockdown

22 September 2020

Learners have faced difficulties booking tests as they face a huge backlog.


Buckland defends controversial Brexit legislation amid law-breaking fears

Buckland defends controversial Brexit legislation amid law-breaking fears

Buckland defends controversial Brexit legislation amid law-breaking fears

22 September 2020

The Justice Secretary came under fire from opposition MPs over controversial sections of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.


Shutting pubs could lead to surge in house parties, hospitality leaders warn

Shutting pubs could lead to surge in house parties, hospitality leaders warn

Shutting pubs could lead to surge in house parties, hospitality leaders warn

22 September 2020

Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night-Time Industries Association, said the 10pm closures were a ‘devastating’ blow.


Majority of people with Covid-19 develop symptoms, study suggests

Majority of people with Covid-19 develop symptoms, study suggests

Majority of people with Covid-19 develop symptoms, study suggests

22 September 2020

Some people with coronavirus experience severe infections, while others remain completely asymptomatic or develop mild symptoms.


‘Silent’ spreaders may be driving the spread of disease

‘Silent’ spreaders may be driving the spread of disease

‘Silent’ spreaders may be driving the spread of disease

22 September 2020

Asymptomatic people may have ‘comparable potential’ for spreading the virus as those who have symptoms.


Labour ‘playing party politics’ as frontbencher calls Covid-19 a ‘good crisis’

Labour ‘playing party politics’ as frontbencher calls Covid-19 a ‘good crisis’

Labour ‘playing party politics’ as frontbencher calls Covid-19 a ‘good crisis’

22 September 2020

Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi called on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow education secretary Kate Green to apologise.


167 opposite-sex civil partnerships formed on first day – ONS

167 opposite-sex civil partnerships formed on first day – ONS

167 opposite-sex civil partnerships formed on first day – ONS

22 September 2020

The overall number of civil partnerships in England and Wales is expected to rise as more opposite-sex couples choose this option.


Coronavirus contact tracing app’s effectiveness questioned on eve of launch

Coronavirus contact tracing app’s effectiveness questioned on eve of launch

Coronavirus contact tracing app’s effectiveness questioned on eve of launch

22 September 2020

The Health Foundation says there has been a failure to demonstrate how the technology has performed during trials.


Leighton Buzzard hit by third earthquake in two weeks

Leighton Buzzard hit by third earthquake in two weeks

Leighton Buzzard hit by third earthquake in two weeks

22 September 2020

The quake was the second aftershock following the initial event on September 8.


Large numbers of migrants arriving in UK as record month continues

Large numbers of migrants arriving in UK as record month continues

Large numbers of migrants arriving in UK as record month continues

22 September 2020

More than 100 people thought to be migrants have been seen arriving in Dover harbour wrapped in blankets and wearing lifejackets.


Call to work from home likely to see 60-hour weeks, expert warns

Call to work from home likely to see 60-hour weeks, expert warns

Call to work from home likely to see 60-hour weeks, expert warns

22 September 2020

Dr Christine Grant, from Coventry University, said there needed to be a balance when home-working to avoid burn-out


Businesses received more than £13bn Government support in last month

Businesses received more than £13bn Government support in last month

Businesses received more than £13bn Government support in last month

22 September 2020

Five Government support schemes have paid out billions, according to new figures.


Gender Recognition Act does not need changing, Liz Truss says

Gender Recognition Act does not need changing, Liz Truss says

Gender Recognition Act does not need changing, Liz Truss says

22 September 2020

More than 100,000 people responded to the Government’s consultation which was launched in July 2018 and closed in October 2018.


After-school club manager’s death in Arena atrocity left children ‘bewildered’

After-school club manager’s death in Arena atrocity left children ‘bewildered’

After-school club manager’s death in Arena atrocity left children ‘bewildered’

22 September 2020

Mother-of-two Wendy Fawell was killed in the suicide bombing in May 2017.


Labour is under new leadership, Starmer makes clear in speech

Labour is under new leadership, Starmer makes clear in speech

Labour is under new leadership, Starmer makes clear in speech

22 September 2020

Sir Keir did not mention Jeremy Corbyn by name but used his keynote address to distance himself from the party’s former leader.


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